> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://phidatainc.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Retries

> Configure retries, delay_between_retries, and exponential_backoff on an Agent.

Example demonstrating how to set up retries with an Agent.

```python retries.py theme={null}
"""
Retries
=============================

Example demonstrating how to set up retries with an Agent.
"""

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.websearch import WebSearchTools

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
agent = Agent(
    name="Web Search Agent",
    role="Search the web for information",
    tools=[WebSearchTools()],
    retries=3,  # The Agent run will be retried 3 times in case of error.
    delay_between_retries=1,  # Delay between retries in seconds.
    exponential_backoff=True,  # If True, the delay between retries is doubled each time.
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    agent.print_response(
        "What exactly is an AI Agent?",
        stream=True,
    )
```

## Run the Example

<Steps>
  <Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U agno ddgs openai
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export your OpenAI API key">
    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Mac/Linux theme={null}
      export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
      ```

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
      $Env:OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run the example">
    Save the code above as `retries.py`, then run:

    ```bash theme={null}
    python retries.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

Full source: [cookbook/02\_agents/14\_advanced/retries.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/02_agents/14_advanced/retries.py)